Software Carpentry Post-Workshop Survey

Consent to Participate in Research

Software Carpentry Post-workshop Survey

Introduction and PurposeMy name is Erin Becker and I am the Associate Director of Data Carpentry. Thank you for volunteering to take part in our research study, which is about understanding the effectiveness of our workshops. To participate in the study, you will complete a short survey about your skills and attitudes related to our workshop content before and after your workshop. Depending on your location, the survey will be 16 questions long and will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

ConfidentialityYour responses will be recorded anonymously. If you respond via email, your IP address will be registered; however, your responses will remain anonymous.

Risks and BenefitsThere are no direct risks or benefits to you from filling out this survey, and no compensation. We hope to use these results to improve workshops for future learners.

ConsentYou are not required to take this survey to participate in our workshop. You may quit the survey at any time or skip any item other than those required to correctly sort your responses.

If you have any questions about the study, please contact Erin Becker, Associate Director of Data Carpentry at ebecker@datacarpentry.org or eribecker@ucdavis.edu or Megan Welsh, Assistant Professor of Education at the University of California, Davis at megwelsh@ucdavis.edu.

If you have any questions about your rights or treatment as a research participant in this study or would like to provide input about this research, please contact the University of California at Davis’ IRB Board at (916) 703-9151, IRBAdmin@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu, or 2921 Stockton Blvd, Suite 1400, Room 1429, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Please do not take this survey until after you have completed the workshop.